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DOGE Staffers Improperly Accessed and Shared Sensitive Social Security Data of Millions

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simonebrunozzi

4mo ago· 1 min readitNews

Summary

The article discusses a data breach incident where staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data of millions of Americans. The Trump administration has been unable to determine the full extent of the compromised data, what specific information was accessed, or how it was used. The article includes critical commentary about bureaucratic inefficiency and unfulfilled promises of cost savings.

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For much of the last year, staffers who were initially part of the Department of Government Efficiency effort improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data on millions of Americans.
The Trump administration hasn't been able to answer how much data is at risk, what data was accessed, or how it was used.
L'unica cosa che non hanno fatto è stato generare i risparmi come preannunciati... (The only thing they didn't do was generate the savings as promised...)
Eh, questi giovani che spiegano ai 'vecchi elefanti burocrati' come si fanno le cose, perchè loro sì che sanno come si fanno... (Eh, these young people explaining to 'old bureaucratic elephants' how things are done, because they certainly know how to do them...)
Peccato che non sanno chi ha avuto accesso a dati sensibili, a quali, a quanti, per quanto e che ci volevano fare. (Too bad they don't know who had access to sensitive data, which data, how much, for how long, and what they wanted to do with it.)
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Eh, questi giovani che spiegano ai “vecchi elefanti burocrati” come si fanno le cose, perchè loro sì che sanno come si fanno…

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